★ Star L 242-66 | Nearby stars catalogue

Red dwarf L 242-66 is located 52.7 light years away from the Sun. It is a single star of spectral class M3.0, that has typically about 25 % of solar mass. For now, there are no known exoplanets in this system.

L 242-66

Red dwarf (spectral class M3.0)

Mass: 0.41 M Sun (estimate)

Size: 0.4 R Sun (estimate)

Apparent magnitude (V): 11.74

(No known exoplanets yet)

Photometry

K
2.1

H
1.6

J
1.2

Grp
0.8

I
0.8

G
0.6

V
0.5

Gbp
0.5

B
0.4

U
0.3

More about L 242-66

      Nearby star L 242-66 can be found in southern celestial hemisphere, however it is too dim to be seen with the naked eye or even a small telescope.

Other designations of this star
Gaia EDR3 5320435203722048768

External sources

Sources

Simbad database (L 242-66)

Gaia database (Gaia EDR3 5320435203722048768)

Class of stars Red dwarf

Red dwarfs are small reddish stars, that are by far the most common type of star in solar neighborhood. Their mass is usually between 10 and 50 % of solar mass.

Closest stars

Distance (Light Years)		Mass (Solar mass)


4.9	L 240-16	0 M_☉

6.2	SCR J0805-5912	0 M_☉

6.9	HD 65907	0.91 M_☉ 0 M_☉ 0 M_☉

7.5	2MASS J0843-4659	0 M_☉

8	L 315-66	0 M_☉

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